Lyoto Machida: Career Report
by FlyByKnight on May 24, 2009 5:38 PM EDT
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I tend to visit FightMetric from time to time in order to see what cool things they have over there. They give fight-by-fight reports on the big fights that happen and they also give out career reports. The most interesting career report might be that of Lyoto Machida. It's not so much that you are able to look at his fight-by-fight report, minus his first career bout against Kengo Watanabe, but it's the fact that you are able to see the sheer dominance that Machida has been able to amass on his way to an undefeated record and UFC Light Heavyweight Championship. And the best part is when you look at who he has faced in his career. He's faced the likes of Stephan Bonnar, Rich Franklin, B.J. Penn, Tito Ortiz, Sokoudjou, Kazuhiro Nakamura, Thiago Silva, and, now, Rashad Evans. So, let's take a look at how truly dominant and devastating Machida has been throughout his career. I'll break it down into an easy-to-read format.
A look back at Lyoto Machida's career in terms of how many times he's been hit during a fight.
Rashad Evans: 3-of-21 (14.28%)
Thiago Silva: 2-of-9 (22.22%)
Tito Ortiz: 13-of-46 (28.26%)
Thierry Sokoudjou: 3-of-19 (15.79%)
Kazuhiro Nakamura: 11-of-27 (40.74%)
David Heath: 6-of-41 (14.63%)
Sam Hoger: 8-of-42 (19.05%)
Vernon White: 4-of-52 (7.69%)
Dimitri Wanderley: 11-of-42 (26.19%)
B.J. Penn: 28-of-49 (57.14%)
Sam Greco: 7-of-16 (43.75%)
Michael McDonald: 0-of-1 (0.00%)
Rich Franklin: 6-of-19 (31.58%)
Stephan Bonnar: 6-of-28 (21.43%)
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Total: 108-of-412 (26.21%)
Penn had the most success. White threw the most strikes but had the lowest percentage of all opponents who attempted at least two.
I couldn't find any data on his first career fight which was against Kengo Watanabe.
Takedowns Attempted: 20-of-29 (68.96%)
Takedowns Defended: 8-of-41 (19.51%)
He's landed 20 of 29 takedowns that he has attempted while only being taken down eight times by opponents during their 41 attempts.
Total Guard Passes For: 48
Total Guard Passes Against: 3
He landed 13 against Sam Hoger alone. The only fighters to pass Machida's guard are Hoger, Penn, and Nakamura. One each. The furthest anyone has gotten in Machida's guard was to half-guard. And that was Penn, from what I could find.
Submission Attempts For: 7
Submission Attempts Against: 5
He attempted four against Sokoudjou alone. Ortiz and Sokoudjou each notched two against Machida while Greco had the other.
Total Dominance Rating: 2845-561
That's a 5-to-1 advantage. Think about that. Penn had the most success against him (150).
Has there ever been a fighter in MMA history, not just UFC history, that has dominated opponents as much as Machida has in all aspects?
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Good shit
I’m a big stat whore, so I’ll gladly rec this.
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by Blackout612 on May 24, 2009 5:54 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Yeah well what’s going to happen when he fights someone good?
I kid. I kid.
Keep firing Assholes!
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by Ubernoober on May 24, 2009 6:06 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
In his last three fights, his opponents are 0-for-9 on takedown attempts. Kinda crazy.
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by FlyByKnight on May 24, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
I knew Machida was elusive, but you have mathmatically proved it. Amazing that a blown up BJ had the most success. I want to see Machida vs. Anderson Silva.
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by thetakeover on May 24, 2009 6:30 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
It’s interesting to note that Lyoto’s dad Yoshizo optimised his karate for tall opponents and subsequently taught this style of karate to Lyoto. BJ Penn was much shorter than Lyoto, which might have caused significant problems.
by Flying Gogoplata on May 24, 2009 6:57 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
That’s a really interesting point.
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by Rundownloser on May 24, 2009 7:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Good post – rec’d. Those are some amazing stats.
by Poindexter on May 24, 2009 6:57 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
groan
Interesting idea, but from the actual fight BJ just has great accuracy with his boxing. I doubt that the trajectory of Lyoto’s Dragon Punch was the problem.
by LBo on May 24, 2009 7:21 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Penn has always been a terrific striker. His kryptonite unfortunately has been strong GnP/wrestlers like Hughes and GSP. Sherk should’ve been a bad match up for Penn, but alas, as Sherk has shown recently, he’s a duck thinking he’s a swan.
by cyph on May 25, 2009 1:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Or perhaps he has problems with fighters better than Sherk
by bigweeze on May 25, 2009 4:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
whoops, wrong reply button. that was to:
It’s interesting to note that Lyoto’s dad Yoshizo optimised his karate for tall opponents and subsequently taught this style of karate to Lyoto. BJ Penn was much shorter than Lyoto, which might have caused significant problems.
my bad.
by LBo on May 24, 2009 7:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Can’t it be both? Penn gets under Machida’s arms and hits up with good accuracy like you said. At the same time, he ducks a little bit making it even harder to hit his shiny bald head with straight punches.
by Flying Gogoplata on May 24, 2009 7:31 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
you’re right, that’s fair— i just inherently found it hard to give Lyoto any concessions with all the bizarre mismatched aspects of that fight. but there is something there.
actually, i would agree that it is awkward for Lyoto but it also plays into BJ’s hands being able to bob that much lower from Lyoto’s comfortable/usual punching height… in the fight you do see Machida throw some weird-looking punches— like some kind of funky half uppercut / half straight punch shots, from down at his waist, trying to compensate.
by LBo on May 24, 2009 8:17 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Lyoto Machida vs. BJ Penn (fight videos)
Lyoto Machida vs. BJ Penn: Part 1
Lyoto Machida vs. BJ Penn: Part 2
Lyoto Machida vs. BJ Penn: Part 3
Just incase anyone wanted to see it.
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by FlyByKnight on May 24, 2009 7:36 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I absolutely love the facepush trip Machida does to BJ in that fight.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on May 24, 2009 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
His unorthodox takedown attempts are what make opponents wary of his striking skills. At least in my opinion.
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by FlyByKnight on May 24, 2009 11:03 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Transitioning to half-guard doesn’t count as a guard pass AFAIK.
by MMAEruption on May 24, 2009 9:17 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
I got the UFC 87 DVD with Undisputed and finally watched the fights. During the GSP/Fitch fight Goldie mentioned that GSP was the first to pass Fitch’s guard in the UFC when he went from half guard to side control.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on May 25, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes, half-guard to side control is a pass. But getting to half guard is not a pass.
by MMAEruption on May 25, 2009 12:35 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like someone needs to bring a shotgun into the cage against Machida. Nothing less will actually be able to reach this guy.
by lhasafi on May 25, 2009 8:32 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
circle vs the line
His movement and how effortlessly he switches stances. He uses both circular and linear movement so fluidly that it seems very confusing to his opponents.. He also very rarely shows only one punch at a time. The muscle Sherk is in contradiction to that style. One punch at a time, moving in a strait line and he got picked apart. Solid showing and a very effective style. Finally someone who is not the typical karate nerd and also not the too cool for karate bjj tough guy. Nice mix. One more theory why he might not get hit or submitted. That dude drinks pee.
by son of miss the mark on May 25, 2009 10:23 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
We did a stat on him [Machida]; he’s the least hit fighter in MMA history. And he only gets hit once every 2.5 rounds.
Right from the mouth of Dana White. This was to FOX Fight Game with Mike Straka.
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by FlyByKnight on May 26, 2009 1:50 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
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